What do you think about wearing a coloured wedding gown?

History Lesson For The FMIL:

White wedding dresses, or ivory or which ever, are not a steeped in as rich a long a tradition as she would believe, nor are they any sign of virginity. They are a fad of the 19th century, granted most fads dont last 150 years, this one did. Queen Victoria wore a white wedding dress to her marriage to Prince Albert in the mid 1800's, this began a trend, for a white dress was rare as it was so easily dirtied it might only last through one wearing, previous to this women didnt buy dresses made for weddings, the just wore the best dress they owned, with a preference toward blue, blue was the traditional wedding color in England. Im sticking to the Anglo history, because Im sure you FMIL could care less about the fact in China white is a color for funerals and mourning and they wear red. There you have it the low down on the white :)

Break it, if you wish. I've always thought that I look hideous in white, and as a nurse, I used to wear it all the time. Ick, red would be my choice.

An alternative would be to do what Scott Baos [sorry about spelling] did, and there was a band of red around the top of her strapless white gown. It put the red next to her skin, and if she would have needed that, the white away.

My generation and older still stick to tradition, brides wear ivory or white, but I like colors, too. If you look good in coral, wear it. Hope you choose a veil, maybe m-i-l won't be so mad if you look like a bride. maybe even consider a headpiece of flowers, maybe white gloves, if you feel the need to dress up the dress.

I really see nothing wrong with wearing a colored dress. I mean seriously, out of the millions and millions of brides who get married they shouldn't all be expected to wear white should they? It sounds pretty! The tradition of the white wedding dress is only a couple hundred years old anyway, and different colors represent different things in different cultures. IMO coral will also look better in pictures than white does, especially if you are taking them outside :)

It's your wedding, so wear whatever you want. As a recent bride, though, I will say that there is something special about wearing a beautiful white dress walking down the aisle. You can wear a colored dress to many future events, but will never be able to get away with a true wedding gown ever again (unless, say, you decide to be the bride of Frankenstein for Halloween). But again, your choice. You shouldn't let your mother in law bully you (but you also shouldn't dismiss her opinion, because she may be right).

I thought about doing this too... I'm having an outdoor event and I liked a jcrew bridesmaid dress in lemon. I changed my mind though when I found a nicole miller wedding dress (very plain)... I'm not crazy about white... but I love the dress.

I like the idea of a coral wedding dress. I like simple dresses with small details.

MIL's will get used to your choices.

check out this site that someone recommended in another question

http://www.journeywoman.com/traveltales/wedding_dr...

it answers some questions about the use of colored wedding gowns

I have made a gold wedding outfit, a couple of pink ones , also green .

1 lady with the pink absolutely glowed with the color - she was very pale & had naturally white hair - it was a pale pink.

the use of white for a wedding dress initally indicated that the brides family were quite wealthy as most people could NOT afford the extravagance of a gown that could only be worn once

Wearing wedding gowns with a hint of color is becoming popular these days. There aren't too many women that look good in white. My daughter wore a light blue. She looked so beautiful. I prefer some color other than white. Your makeup and skin color goes better with a colored dress. I say do what you want, it's no body elses business. This is your wedding day so make it special.

Your dress sounds gorgeous! Go for it! U have every right to look and feel pretty!

If your MIL can make simple issues like that personal, i think she has serious issues to deal with.

Anyway, non-white wedding gowns are common nowadays. I am wearing white because I like white, not because I'm made to follow tradition.

You'll be just as married no matter what color dress you wear. It is your day and don't let anyone convince you to compromise what you want to have on your body. Tradition is nice if you want to be traditional, oppressive if you don't. If someone is going to be offended by a tasteful outfit, just because it is not what that person would wear, you have to decide what is important. Without more details, I think you need to establish you have your own mind and you will use it.

Tell her that the latest trend in wedding gowns is colored gowns. Browse theknot.com. There are tons!

As for myself, well, I am wearing ivory. I have never imagined myself wearing anything but white or ivory. However, how boring the world would be if we were all the same!